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Love to my Liking (Bright Shiny Things)

Colourful performances of 13th century songs and dances performed with enthusiasm and delight [GH]

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Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum – 2023 Festival (Danacord)

Uniformly excellent performance of a wide range of pianistic rarities [JF] [JF]

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Clementi: Early Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)

(Déjà Review) Thoroughly engaging performances of works that are as musically rewarding as they are historically important [GPu]

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Mahler: Symphony No 5 (Deutsche Grammophon)

(Déjà Review) Much to admire here [TD]

Zádor: Piano Quintet, Accordion Concerto & other works (Naxos)

Elegant and distinctive music by an overlooked original [NC]

20th Century Foxtrots Vol 6: Southern Europe (Grand Piano)

Delights all round on this Mediterranean exploration [RCh]

Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations (Reference Recordings)

Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’s Piano Quartet in a very well recorded, lovely performance, and two surprises [EJW]

Dodgson: Mirage – Piano music (Somm Recordings)

Challenging yet rewarding music, fine performance and recording [WH]

Schubert: Moments musicaux, Drei Klavierstücke (Danacord)

Absorbing and moving performances [JF]

Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 (Dutton)

(Déjà Review) A most enjoyable helping of Bowen’s late-romanticism [RB]

Bruckner: Symphony No 6 (Profil)

(Déjà Review) If you are looking for mid-price Bruckner 6 in modern sound, look no further [PCW]

Wagner: Siegfried (Profil)

Superlative singing whose impact is somewhat compromised by the disappointingly cavernous mono sound [RMo]

Kodály, Dohnányi & Novák: Organ Works (Naxos)

Wonderful playing and recording of some fairly modest music – with one notable exception [NB]

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Enescu: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Romanian Rhapsodies Nos 1 & 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

Finely wrought performances, played with complete authority [SG]

Druschetzky: Oboe Quartets Vol 2 (cpo)

Well-constructed Classical chamber music, but mostly run-of-the-mill [SFV]

Beethoven: The Final Sonatas (Signum Classics)

A mixed cycle of these masterpieces on modern piano by Melvyn Tan [KC]

J S Bach: Organ Works Vol 8 (Challenge Classics)

(Déjà Review) Those who like big-sounding Bach will enjoy it more than those who expect a lighter touch [BW]

Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas II (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Highly attractive [DC]

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Bruckner: Symphony No 7 (Reference Recordings)

A magnificent performance, caught In astonishingly vivid sound, supplemented by an exotic and appealing new work [RMo]

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Dittersdorf: Symphonies after Ovid’s Metamorphoses (cpo)

Charming works from the time of Haydn and Mozart [SB]

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Bacevičius: Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Naxos)

Find out more about a little-known but significant figure in Lithuanian twentieth-century music [GH]

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Stravinsky: Orchestral works (SWR Classic)

Middle and late-period Stravinsky, performed with life-affirming zest [NC]

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Williams: Reimagined (Warner Classics)

For chamber music lovers and admirers of John Williams alike, this should be fascinating [GF]

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Saint-Saëns: Organ Works (Capriccio)

Saint-Saëns enthusiasts should not hesitate to add this attractive disc to their collections [DBi]